TO: Randall Hannum, College Council Curriculum Committee Chair

DATE: November2, 2017

TO: Randall Hannum, College Council Curriculum Committee Chair

FROM:Curriculum Subcommittee

Ohbong Kwon (Chair), Maura Smale and Phillip Anzalone

RE:Final Report for Proposal for 17-3, Certificate Program in Career and Technical Teacher Education (Professional Certificate)

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PROPOSAL OVERVIEW:

The Career and Technology Teacher Education (CTTE) Department is proposing to offer a certificate program in Career and Technical Teacher Education leading to the NYS Professional Certificate for teaching specific career and technical education (CTE) subjects in grades 7-12. The coursework to be completed in the certificate program is an integral part of the requirements for the 123-credit B.S. in Education degree program. Upon completion of an additional 31 credits of the degree program beyond initial certification, students who possess the NYS Initial Certificate will be able to apply and be recommended for the Professional Certificate through the approved program pathway.

RATIONALE:

The degree program in Career and Technical Teacher Education was approved by New York State Education Department (NYSED) for the award of the B.S. in Education degree. The degree program also leads to the NYS Initial and Professional Certificates for teaching specific career and technical education (CTE) subjects (grades 7-12). Since the registration of the B.S.Ed. program in 2000, New York City College of Technology has been recommending candidates for the Professional Certificate, although these candidates have yet to complete the B.S.Ed. degree. In spring of 2017, NYSED informed the College that it could no longer recommend candidates for certification until they have completed the degree. It advised the College to seek the registration of a Certificate Program for the Professional Certificate and further required that coursework for certificate program must be aligned with of the B.S.Ed. Degree program. The proposed program is, therefore, aligned with the B.S.Ed. in Career and Technical Teacher Education. Curricular changes to the B.S.Ed. program have been made and all the course work in the Certificate program (same Course Numbers and Titles) are listed in the B.S.Ed. degree program. Additionally, the admissions requirements for the proposed Professional Certificate program are the same as for the B.S.Ed. degree and all of the courses in the Certificate program leading to professional certification will be accepted and used for the degree program completion.

Strengths

The proposed certificate program was developed based on the recommendation of NYSED. Approval of the program by NYSED will give CTE teacher candidates a written guarantee that the College will recommend them for professional certification, upon completion of the listed courses. It will also guarantee that every course students take toward professional certification will be credited toward the B.S.Ed. degree.

In addition, the certificate program will prepare students for teaching careers for specific CTE subjects within the fields of family and consumer sciences, health occupations, and trade and technical occupations in grades 7 through 12. This willenable them to secure a teaching positon in the public schools as well as provide a more accurate picture of admission, retention, and graduation rates for the teacher education program.

Weaknesses

None

Issues and Concerns Discussed

-Must the GenEd Electives be approved by the department?

-More GenEd Electives should be recommended.

-The requirement for an ID course should be added.

-Chancellor’s reports and SED forms.

Subcommittee Activities

The subcommittee discussed the proposal and had some questions for clarification and a small number of recommendations for the proposer. The subcommittee and proposer subsequently met with Associate Provost Pam Brown, Dean David Smith, Chair William Roberts, and Kim Cardascia. The proposerdeveloped a revised course proposal which adequately addressed the issues and concerns raised during proposal review and meeting discussions.